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3A East: Warhill beat John Marshall and Lafayette defeated Armstrong, each in three straight sets, to advance to Thursday’s Group 3A East Region semifinals. With state bids at stake, Warhill will face William Monroe of Stanardsville, while Lafayette will meet Kettle Run of Northern Virginia. The matches pitting Williamsburg-area schools against Richmond city schools were no contest. Lafayette won 25-5, 25-4, 25-18 in Richmond behind Douglas Fisher's six kills, seven digs and two aces, plus Kelly Carroll's seven kills, eight digs and three aces. Warhill (26-1) romped behind Megan Harrigan's 13 aces, Colby Norris' six and Liz Glazener's five. The next round...

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3A East: Warhill beat John Marshall and Lafayette defeated Armstrong, each in three straight sets, to advance to Thursday’s Group 3A East Region semifinals.
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